Siege of Lilybaeum (263 BC)

The Siege of Lilybaeum was a battle of the First Punic War that took place in 264-263 BC in the city of Lilybaeum (present-day Marsala, Italy) on the island of Sicily. The Roman Republic captured the city after an amphibious landing, and Carthage lost their land in Sicily.

History
After the 266 BC capture of Caralis by the House of Julii, the Roman Republic and Carthage went to war in the First Punic War. The Julii were ordered by the Roman Senate to take the settlement of Lilybaeum, a Carthaginian city on the island of Sicily (now the city of Marsala in Italy). With 290 men, Galerius Sextus landed in Sicily after leaving Sardinia, and the Romans besieged Theages' 180 troops in the city. The Romans stormed the city in the summer of 263 BC after their siege preparations were fulfilled, and they broke down the gates with a ram. The Roman army killed all of the Carthaginians, including Theages, and the House of Julii gained a foothold in Sicily with the conquest of the city.